Vice President
The Great Plains Institute
Duluth, MN
Brian Ross, AICP, is a Vice President at the Great Plains Institute, leading GPI’s renewable energy market transformation efforts in the Midwest and nationally. Over 30 years, he has worked extensively with local, regional, and state governments on climate and energy planning, policy and regulation. Brian currently leads multiple efforts at both the state and national level on integrating renewable energy development with natural systems, community priorities, and agriculture business models, and a solar/drinking water protection project. Brian has written numerous model ordinances for local government and adapted models for local implementation, developed ecosystem and community co-benefit best practices for renewable energy projects, and works nationally with the SolSmart program, the PV-SMaRT project, and other wind, solar, and hydrogen, and electric vehicle initiatives.
Framing Climate Action for Small & Medium-sized Communities
Friday, May 10, 2024
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM CT